USPTO Patents Application 09921429

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Claims

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\. A needle magazine for storing a plurality of needle assemblies and for selectively dis-
pensing said needle assemblies there from, comprising:

a cylinder-shaped base member having a upper surface, a bottom surface and a cylindrical
surface there between, which base member includes a number of compartments, each com-
partment containing one of said needle assemblies, and

a coverVotatably mounted on said base member for rotation relative to said base member,
said cover having a slot through which access to one of said needle assemblies located in
one of safd compartments can be provided,

Characterized in that

each compartment has at least partly the form of a sector of a circle, each sector extending
radially of the axis of rotation of said cover,

said cover has a fVst part which is substantial parallel with said upper surface and a second
part which is substantial parallel with said cylindrical surface, which second part at least
partly covers the cylindrical surface of said cylinder-shaped base member, and

that said slot in said coW is at least partly provided in said second part, such that access to
said compartment can ba gained radially of the axis of rotation of said rotary member

2. A needle magazine for snoring a plurality of needle assemblies according to claim 1 , char-
acterized in that each compaMment has means locking each needle assembly against rota-
tion. \

3. A needle magazine for storing ^plurality of needle assemblies according to claim 2, char
acterized in that each needle assembly is force fitted into said compartment

4. A needle magazine for storing a plurality of needle assemblies according anyone of the
claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each compartment has means preventing reuse of used
needle assemblies \

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5. A needle magazine for storing a plurality of needle assemblies according to claim 4. char-
acterized in that each compartment comprises a number of flexible arms located on the inte-
rior surface of said compartments, which arms has a build in resiliency moving said arms
into a position perpendicular to said interior surface of each compartment.

6. A needre magazine for storing a plurality of needle assemblies according to claim 5, char-
acterized iAthat said arms is bended forward and wedged between the outside diameter of
the needle Hub or the ring carried on said needle hub and said compartment when a used
needle assembly is deployed in the compartment.

7. A needle magazine for storing a plurality of needle assemblies according anyone of the
claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said needle magazine has means preventing said cover
from rotating in onfe rotational direction relatively to said base member.

8. A needle magazine\for storing a plurality of needle assemblies according to claim 7, char-
acterized in that said needle magazine comprises a plurality of ratchet teeth on said base
member that interact witnvone or more ratchet teeth on said cover

9. A needle magazine for storing a plurality of needle assemblies according to anyone of the
preceding claims, characterized in that said cover and said base member has means pre-
venting said cover from rotating, more than 360 degrees relatively to said base member.

10. A needle magazine for storing\a plurality of needle assemblies according to claim 9,
characterized in that a first protrusion located on said cover and a second protrusion located
on said base member abuts each otnter when said cover is rotated approximately 360 de-
grees relatively to said base member. \